Lieutenant-Colonel Robert George Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster DSO TD JP DL (24 April 1910 – 19 February 1979), was a British soldier, landowner, businessman and politician. In the 1970s he was the richest man in Britain.
Grosvenor was born Robert Grosvenor, the son of Lord Hugh Grosvenor, sixth son and tenth child of Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster by his second wife, the Honourable Katherine Cavendish. His mother, Lady Mabel Cricht...
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Lieutenant-Colonel Robert George Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster DSO TD JP DL (24 April 1910 – 19 February 1979), was a British soldier, landowner, businessman and politician. In the 1970s he was the richest man in Britain.
Grosvenor was born Robert Grosvenor, the son of Lord Hugh Grosvenor, sixth son and tenth child of Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster by his second wife, the Honourable Katherine Cavendish. His mother, Lady Mabel Crichton, was the daughter of John Crichton, 4th Earl Erne.
Grosvenor had a military career. He was commissioned into the 11th (City of London) Light Anti-Aircraft Brigade, Royal Artillery (Territorial Army) in 1938. He reached the rank of Major during the Second World War. He transferred to the City of London Yeomanry in 1947 and the North Irish Horse in 1949. He was promoted Lieutenant-Colonel in 1953 and resigned his commission in 1960.
Grosvenor lived in Northern Ireland most of his life. His house was on an island in the middle of Lough Erne....
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